Manasquan Reservoir & Cove Trail via Perimeter Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Manasquan Reservoir & Cove Trail via Perimeter Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Oak Glen, NJ. The route reaches Manasquan Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 118 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.17103, -74.20420
Nearest town Oak Glen, NJ

Directions

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Manasquan Reservoir & Cove Trail via Perimeter Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 103–119 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.17103, -74.20420

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Manasquan Reservoir.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miSharp left onto Cove Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Manasquan Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

62% gravel34% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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